Montana Train Wreck Ditches New 737 Hulls Into The River.
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There's a detached forward section that might appeal to a simulator hobbyist
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More photos + humorous comments at:
https://www.facebook.com/flightradar...36827973023295
And a video of some people in a white-water raft passing it on the river:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGGd4tPdP4
https://www.facebook.com/flightradar...36827973023295
And a video of some people in a white-water raft passing it on the river:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUGGd4tPdP4
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One would expect insurance to pay the Boeing claim, then offer the carnage at auction sale. Boeing (or anyone else) might then buy it at 2X scrap value, subject to restricted usage.
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Brand New Boeing Airframes - going cheap!
These could be an excellent deal for a cut and shut solution to that last ground handling incident, collision or runway excursion!
Boeing fuselages in Montana river after train derails | NWCN.com Washington - Oregon - Idaho
Boeing fuselages in Montana river after train derails | NWCN.com Washington - Oregon - Idaho
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Upon further pondering, there are plenty of good skin panels visible here. Careful inspection might deem some of them "good as new". Why not?
Alternatively, Grumman turned out large numbers of aluminum canoes after "the big one". Design is still produced by Marathon.
Alternatively, Grumman turned out large numbers of aluminum canoes after "the big one". Design is still produced by Marathon.
from The Seattle Times....
Derailment spills Boeing fuselages
A train derailment in Montana ended with several
Boeing airplane fuselages and other equipment
bound for Renton sliding into a river on Thursday.
By COLLEEN WRIGHT - Seattle Times staff reporter | 9:30AM PDT - Saturday, July 05, 2014
BOEING investigators were dispatched to a train derailment in Montana that ended with Boeing airplane fuselages and other equipment sliding into a river on Thursday.
Boeing spokesman Larry Wilson said in a statement that a BNSF Railway train carrying six 737 fuselages and assemblies for 777 and 747 planes derailed near Rivulet, about 18 miles east of Superior, Montana.
Photos taken by rafters on the Clark Fork River showed at least three fuselages scattered along the river bank.
The train was westbound on track operated by Montana Rail Link (MRL) when 19 cars derailed, spilling the equipment down a steep riverbed and into the river. MRL spokeswoman Lynda Frost told a Missoula radio station the derailment happened around 4 p.m. No injuries were reported.
“Those cars contained aircraft components, denatured alcohol and soybeans,” she told KGVO. She said crews worked through the night to recover the load and attempt to clear the tracks.
According to The Associated Press, 13 of the cars that derailed were carrying freight, mostly aircraft parts with some soybeans and denatured alcohol. Six were empty.
Frost said the alcohol didn’t leak and no soybeans spilled. She said crews were working to remove the aircraft parts from the water.
The train was headed to Boeing’s final-assembly plant in Renton from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. As of Friday, trains were being rerouted while repairs were made. Frost said the line should reopen by Saturday evening.
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from The Seattle Times....
Crews to try to remove Boeing 737 fuselages from Montana river
By BETH KAIMAN - The Associated Press | 5:44PM PDT - Saturday, July 06, 2014
MISSOULA — Crews on Sunday will attempt to remove three Boeing 737 fuselages that tumbled down a steep bank and into the Clark Fork River in western Montana after a train derailed.
Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost said Saturday it’s unclear the type of challenge involved because it’s the first time the company has faced such a task.
No one was injured when 19 cars from a westbound train derailed Thursday about 10 miles west of Alberton. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
The train carried six fuselages. Three others also fell off but stayed on land. Frost says Boeing has had workers at the scene assessing the damage.
The fuselages were headed to Renton to be assembled into completed airliners.
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Derailment spills Boeing fuselages
A train derailment in Montana ended with several
Boeing airplane fuselages and other equipment
bound for Renton sliding into a river on Thursday.
By COLLEEN WRIGHT - Seattle Times staff reporter | 9:30AM PDT - Saturday, July 05, 2014
BOEING investigators were dispatched to a train derailment in Montana that ended with Boeing airplane fuselages and other equipment sliding into a river on Thursday.
Boeing spokesman Larry Wilson said in a statement that a BNSF Railway train carrying six 737 fuselages and assemblies for 777 and 747 planes derailed near Rivulet, about 18 miles east of Superior, Montana.
Photos taken by rafters on the Clark Fork River showed at least three fuselages scattered along the river bank.
The train was westbound on track operated by Montana Rail Link (MRL) when 19 cars derailed, spilling the equipment down a steep riverbed and into the river. MRL spokeswoman Lynda Frost told a Missoula radio station the derailment happened around 4 p.m. No injuries were reported.
“Those cars contained aircraft components, denatured alcohol and soybeans,” she told KGVO. She said crews worked through the night to recover the load and attempt to clear the tracks.
According to The Associated Press, 13 of the cars that derailed were carrying freight, mostly aircraft parts with some soybeans and denatured alcohol. Six were empty.
Frost said the alcohol didn’t leak and no soybeans spilled. She said crews were working to remove the aircraft parts from the water.
The train was headed to Boeing’s final-assembly plant in Renton from Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas. As of Friday, trains were being rerouted while repairs were made. Frost said the line should reopen by Saturday evening.
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from The Seattle Times....
Crews to try to remove Boeing 737 fuselages from Montana river
By BETH KAIMAN - The Associated Press | 5:44PM PDT - Saturday, July 06, 2014
MISSOULA — Crews on Sunday will attempt to remove three Boeing 737 fuselages that tumbled down a steep bank and into the Clark Fork River in western Montana after a train derailed.
Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost said Saturday it’s unclear the type of challenge involved because it’s the first time the company has faced such a task.
No one was injured when 19 cars from a westbound train derailed Thursday about 10 miles west of Alberton. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
The train carried six fuselages. Three others also fell off but stayed on land. Frost says Boeing has had workers at the scene assessing the damage.
The fuselages were headed to Renton to be assembled into completed airliners.
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from The Seattle Times....
Tough task pulling fuselages from Montana river
By NICK PROVENZA - The Associated Press | 2:57PM PDT - Sunday, July 06, 2014
This July 5th picture shows components of three Boeing aircraft sitting near or in the Clark Fork River after the train carrying them derailed near
Missoula, Montana. The parts were being transported from Kansas City, Missouri, to their final assembly location at a Boeing facility in Renton.
— Wiley E. Waters Whitewater Rafting/European Pressphoto Agency (click on the image to download a larger version).
MISSOULA, MONTANA — Removing three Boeing 737 fuselages from the Clark Fork River in western Montana after a train derailment could take until Tuesday.
Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost says progress at the site on Sunday is slow as a crew of 50 with eight heavy equipment machines works in conjunction on the steep bank.
No one was injured when 19 cars from a westbound train derailed Thursday about 10 miles west of Alberton. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
The train carried six fuselages. Three others also fell off but stayed on land.
Boeing says it has experts at the scene to assess the damage.
The fuselages were traveling from a Spirit AeroSystems plant in Wichita, Kansas, to be assembled into airliners at a Boeing facility in Renton.
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Tough task pulling fuselages from Montana river
By NICK PROVENZA - The Associated Press | 2:57PM PDT - Sunday, July 06, 2014
This July 5th picture shows components of three Boeing aircraft sitting near or in the Clark Fork River after the train carrying them derailed near
Missoula, Montana. The parts were being transported from Kansas City, Missouri, to their final assembly location at a Boeing facility in Renton.
— Wiley E. Waters Whitewater Rafting/European Pressphoto Agency (click on the image to download a larger version).
MISSOULA, MONTANA — Removing three Boeing 737 fuselages from the Clark Fork River in western Montana after a train derailment could take until Tuesday.
Montana Rail Link spokeswoman Lynda Frost says progress at the site on Sunday is slow as a crew of 50 with eight heavy equipment machines works in conjunction on the steep bank.
No one was injured when 19 cars from a westbound train derailed Thursday about 10 miles west of Alberton. The cause of the derailment is under investigation.
The train carried six fuselages. Three others also fell off but stayed on land.
Boeing says it has experts at the scene to assess the damage.
The fuselages were traveling from a Spirit AeroSystems plant in Wichita, Kansas, to be assembled into airliners at a Boeing facility in Renton.
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